Dystopian Writing Task Resource Engage Your Students with A Dystopian Writing Task Resource! Introduce your students writing a dystopian narrative set in a world without mathematics. They will follow a brave protagonist battling against an antagonist who has eliminated math, leading to chaos and disorder. This resource encourages critical thinking about the importance of mathematics in society as well as narrative and imaginative writing skills. What’s Inside: Model Writing Example: A sample narrative that highlights key elements of dystopian narrative, providing a clear template for students to read and analyse. This has an AI generated image to accomany it and help inspire the idea of the antagonist villain. Planning Page included this Learning Intention and Success Criteria as well as prompting questions and examples to help inspire your children before they begin. Learning Intention: To create and gradually develop interesting plots, characters, and settings (ENG 2-31a). Success Criteria: An engaging title to draw in the reader. A vivid setting and context for the story. Gradual development of the background and plot. Introduction and description of interesting and believable characters. Use of figurative language techniques: alliteration, similes, and metaphors. An ending that clarifies the protagonist’s aim and goal.

Perfect to use during weeks such as Anti-Bullying Week. However could be used during any topical month such as Black History Month, LGBT History Month. It could be used and linked with exploration of UNCRC. It is a versatile resource that helps explore the concepts of human nature and sharing compassion and empathy for one another. This bundle includes: Page 2 - examples Page 3 - lyrics Page 4 – design space (To have lyrics and design space side-by-side, select 2 to a page when printing pages 3 and 4.) Page 5- Empty logo frames (can be decorated with song title for display banner) Page 6 - Colourless display logos (can be coloured and decorated) Resource by Teaching in Technicolour - please review and share any work on instagram @TeachingInTechnicolour or twitter @InTechnicolour

Blackout Poetry for Remembrance of the Poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae Poem has been repeated multiple times within the document so there is plenty of options to select words that stand out to you. Advice taking from Twinkl on how to complete a blackout poem: Scan the page for a word that stands out to you and has significance or meaning to you. Now reread the whole page and look out for any words that could link with the first word you chose. Lightly circle with pencil any words that stand out to you. Try to avoid circling more than three words in a row. List all of the words that you have circled on a separate piece of paper. Write them in the order that they appear on the book page. Read through all of the words that you have selected and choose the final words that you would like to use in your poem. Black out any unwanted words with a black pen. Add any illustrations or pictures you would like to go with your poem. Again, use a black pen.

A writing resource complete with Learning Intention and Success Criteria page A model of the poem structure An onomatopoeia word mat Onomatopoeia display lettering Outline of firework rocket

Rather than focus on a “New Year, New Me” … why not explore a “New Year, Healthiest Me” by focusing on what you can and can’t control! We all hope that our years are straight forward and carefree but as we know, life can throw us curve balls so being equipped with strategies to support your emotional regulation can help us deal with these unexpected difficulties better. This resources includes: Planning Sheet Examples and strategies Learning Intention and Success Criteria Model piece of writing List of words to describe the year ahead Bunting template